Palin Defies Quarantine At NYC Restaurant [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports:

Sarah Palin returned to Elio’s restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper East Side Wednesday night — just two days after testing positive for Covid-19. As seen in photos obtained by Mediaite, the former Alaska governor, who is unvaccinated, dined at the establishment in a heated outdoor area on Wednesday.

She dined at the same eatery on Saturday, but indoors, in violation of New York City’s dining vaccine mandate. The city requires restaurants to verify the vaccination status of its customers for indoor dining.

A spokesperson reached out to Mediaite with a statement from Elio’s manager Luca Guaitolini, who said Palin came to the restaurant to apologize.

The New York Post reports:



A staffer at the Italian eatery was dismissive of the incident when reached by The Post. “S– happens! People come to eat, we are not the border police,” a worker said.  Asymptomatic people who test positive should quarantine for five days and can only reemerge in public after testing negative under CDC guidelines.

Restaurants in New York City are required to check for proof of vaccination before allowing patrons to dine indoors. Palin has said she would only get inoculated “over my dead body.”

“I will not do it. I won’t do it, and they better not touch my kids, either,” she told radio host Charlie Kirk in December 2019.